Gibson LG-2 Flat Top Acoustic Guitar (1952)
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Gibson LG-2 Model Flat Top Acoustic Guitar (1952), made in Kalamazoo, Michigan, serial # Z2807-29, sunburst top, dark back and sides finish, mahogany sides, back and neck, spruce top, rosewood fingerboard, black tolex hard shell case.
This is a great-sounding and playing early 1950s example of Gibson's best-known small body flat-top guitar, the LG-2. This model was in the middle of a three-instrument lineup of 14" wide guitars, with the ladder-braced LG-1 at the bottom and the natural finish LG-3 on top. All are basically the same instrument, but the X-braced top of the LG-2 and LG-3 give them a somewhat richer sound. With Gibson's trademark sunburst top, the LG-2 has proved the most popular of the trio over the decades, a genuine classic and often the choice of pickers who love the Gibson sound and prefer a smaller-bodied guitar.
Compared to later examples, pre-1955 LGs like this are a bit plainer, more austere, and elegant, with a small tortoise pattern pickguard, rectangular bridge, triple-bound top and single-bound back, and block script Gibson logo. They are also noticeably more lightly built, giving them a finer sound in most cases. This one has a slim, comfortable round-profile neck and plays extremely well; it is a very responsive guitar. This early 1950s Gibson shows some minor repair work but is a very comfortable player in ready-to-gig condition, looking not much the worse for wear after 65+ years.
Overall length is 40 in. (101.6 cm.), 14 3/8 in. (36.5 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm.) in depth at side, taken at the end block. Scale length is 24 3/4 in. (629 mm.).
This guitar is relatively clean and mostly all original, the only notable alteration being a replaced pickguard likely due to the original suffering shrinkage some time back. The top finish is not heavily worn, showing some minor checking, scuffing, and dings, mostly around the sound hole rim. The back and sides are quite clean with only minor wear, including some isolated dings and dents. Overall the instrument shows a still-shiny finish with minimal fading and just light checking. The back of the neck is very clean.
There is a repaired top crack just off the bottom edge of the pickguard, likely related to the original 'guard's curling. There is one small side crack just at the curve of the rim down on the lower treble bout, sealed with no finish patching. The bridge has been reglued and the saddle reworked; the original small maple bridgeplate is undisturbed. The neck has been reset and playability is excellent; the original frets show hardly any wear. The buttons on the original tuners are replaced, and there is a strap button added at the heel. Overall a really sweet example of Gibson's elegant smaller flat-top model from the '50s, a fine playing and sounding example complete with a well-fitted recent HSC. Excellent - Condition.
This is a great-sounding and playing early 1950s example of Gibson's best-known small body flat-top guitar, the LG-2. This model was in the middle of a three-instrument lineup of 14" wide guitars, with the ladder-braced LG-1 at the bottom and the natural finish LG-3 on top. All are basically the same instrument, but the X-braced top of the LG-2 and LG-3 give them a somewhat richer sound. With Gibson's trademark sunburst top, the LG-2 has proved the most popular of the trio over the decades, a genuine classic and often the choice of pickers who love the Gibson sound and prefer a smaller-bodied guitar.
Compared to later examples, pre-1955 LGs like this are a bit plainer, more austere, and elegant, with a small tortoise pattern pickguard, rectangular bridge, triple-bound top and single-bound back, and block script Gibson logo. They are also noticeably more lightly built, giving them a finer sound in most cases. This one has a slim, comfortable round-profile neck and plays extremely well; it is a very responsive guitar. This early 1950s Gibson shows some minor repair work but is a very comfortable player in ready-to-gig condition, looking not much the worse for wear after 65+ years.
Overall length is 40 in. (101.6 cm.), 14 3/8 in. (36.5 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm.) in depth at side, taken at the end block. Scale length is 24 3/4 in. (629 mm.).
This guitar is relatively clean and mostly all original, the only notable alteration being a replaced pickguard likely due to the original suffering shrinkage some time back. The top finish is not heavily worn, showing some minor checking, scuffing, and dings, mostly around the sound hole rim. The back and sides are quite clean with only minor wear, including some isolated dings and dents. Overall the instrument shows a still-shiny finish with minimal fading and just light checking. The back of the neck is very clean.
There is a repaired top crack just off the bottom edge of the pickguard, likely related to the original 'guard's curling. There is one small side crack just at the curve of the rim down on the lower treble bout, sealed with no finish patching. The bridge has been reglued and the saddle reworked; the original small maple bridgeplate is undisturbed. The neck has been reset and playability is excellent; the original frets show hardly any wear. The buttons on the original tuners are replaced, and there is a strap button added at the heel. Overall a really sweet example of Gibson's elegant smaller flat-top model from the '50s, a fine playing and sounding example complete with a well-fitted recent HSC. Excellent - Condition.